With an estimated population of approximately 1.5 million, Auckland is New Zealand’s largest and most populated city

A multi-cultural city, Auckland is home for the largest population of Polynesians in any city of the worldAuckland is also known as Tāmaki Makaurau in Māori, the native language of New Zealand

In 2014 Auckland was named in a top ten list of the world’s most liveable cities for the fifth year in a rowPerched on a narrow isthmus between the Waitemata and the Manukau harbours, life in Auckland revolves around the sea

Auckland is also known as the ‘City of Sails’ - one in three Auckland households owns a boat making it the highest per capita of anywhere in the world

Constructed and opened in 1959, the iconic Auckland Harbour Bridge is a main gateway between South Auckland, the city and its outer northern suburbs

AJ Hackett Bungy, named after, and owned by the New Zealand adventure tourism pioneer, operates a bungy jump from the Harbour Bridge. David Beckham, Justin Bieber and Katy Perry are just some of the names to have taken the leap of faith

At 328 metres (1,076 ft) the Auckland Sky Tower is the tallest man-made structure in New Zealand – it weighs 21 million kilos (20,000 tonnes), equivalent to 6000 elephants

There are 1,267 steps from the base of the Sky Tower to Sky Deck and those keen for adventure can take a 192-metre Sky Jump from the tower or walk around the rim on the 1.2 metre wide Sky Walk

The Sky Walk was completed by Sachin Tendulkar and his Indian teammates in 2012

Maungakiekie (One Tree Hill) is the largest and most complex volcanic cone fortress in the Southern Hemisphere with hundreds of terraces, food store pits, defensive ditches and banks that once supported a population of 5000

The most prominent volcano is Rangitoto Island – a symmetrical volcano in the Hauraki Gulf and one of Auckland’s best known landmarks. The island is also home to the world’s largest pohutukawa forest